Malaysian palm oil price achieves biggest daily gain in a month


Higher biodiesel usage is an important factor behind improving CPO prices in 2016, as CPO is the main raw material for biodiesel.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures bounced back on Wednesday from a 10-month low hit in the previous session, tracking a stronger performance in soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade and China's Dalian Commodity Exchange.

The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 1 percent at 2,456 ringgit ($577.07) a tonne at the close of trade, its biggest daily gain in a  month.

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